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The Terrible Fire
1) In a late-night rescue,
Castro Valley fireman Norman Young dragged a local resident from his burning
home earlier today, reviving him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
According to authorities, the
rescued man, Albert Lofton, 53, and his wife, Barbara Lofton, 26, who suffered
a sprained ankle jumping from an upstairs window, were treated at a local
hospital and are in satisfactory condition.
The fire was the apparently
caused by Lofton falling asleep on his living room sofa while smoking a
cigarette. According to authorities, Lofton said he had started a fire in the
home in the same way two years ago. 99 words
(could go chronological at this point)
The Lofton’s house, which is
located at 1413 Napa St. in Castro Valley, suffered $150,000 in damages, fire
officials said.
(or you could add the damage
information and go chronological)
2) (Maybe this works.
Certainly exciting and consistent with the facts)
After the wife of a Castro
Valley man was driven back by flames and chose to save herself by jumping from
a second-story window of their burning home, suffering a sprained ankle, late
last night a local fireman entered the house and rescued the unconscious
husband she had failed to reach.
According to authorities,
fireman Norman Young revived Albert Lofton, 53, using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
after dragging Lofton from his living room. Lofton later told authorities he
had apparently set his sofa on fire when he fell asleep while watching David
Letterman, cigarette in hand.
Lofton and wife Barbara, 26,
were taken to Kaiser Hospital in Leandro. Mrs. Lofton has been released. Mr.
Lofton is in satisfactory condition but remains hospitalized, hospital
officials said. 123 words
3) Albert Lofton, 56,
certainly isn't the first person to fall asleep while watching the "Late
Show with David Letterman.” He is,
however, the second Castro Valley resident in the last two years to set his
house aflame after dozing off on the sofa with a lit cigarette in his hand,
according to authorities.
The first perpetrator: also
Albert Lofton.
Around 24 months ago,
Lofton fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, which caused $15,000
in damages to his home.
Last night Lofton kindled
yet another fire in just the same way, said the Castro Valley Fire Department,
one of whose firefighters dragged Lofton unconscious from his burning home and
revived him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 113 words
This time damages were
$150,000, authorities said.
